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List of The Middle episodes
The Middle is an American sitcom created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for the ABC network. The Middle stars Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as Frankie and Mike Heck, a used-car saleswoman and the manager of a small mining firm respectively, who struggle to raise their children in the fictional middle-class town of Orson, Indiana. Their three children include the athletic but underachieving, slow-witted Axl (Charlie McDermott), cluelessly unpopular daughter Sue (Eden Sher), and frustrated, odd child-genius Brick (Atticus Shaffer). The Hecks find themselves embroiled in somewhat unusual events as they attempt to navigate their day-to-day lives. The series was met with a positive reception from television critics when it premiered on September 30, 2009, with a score of 70 on the aggregated reviews website Metacritic. On March 3, 2016, ABC renewed the series for an eighth season.[1] On January 25, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a ninth season, later announced to be the show's last.[2][3]
Series overview[edit | edit source]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 24 | September 30, 2009 | May 19, 2010 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 22, 2010 | May 25, 2011 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 21, 2011 | May 23, 2012 | |
| 4 | 24 | September 26, 2012 | May 22, 2013 | |
| 5 | 24 | September 25, 2013 | May 21, 2014 | |
| 6 | 24 | September 24, 2014 | May 13, 2015 | |
| 7 | 24 | September 23, 2015 | May 18, 2016 | |
| 8 | 23 | October 11, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | |
| 9 | 24 | October 3, 2017 | May 22, 2018 | |
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Season 1 (2009–10)[edit | edit source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Julie Anne Robinson | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | September 30, 2009 | 276047 | 8.71[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Cheerleader" | Lee Shallat Chemel | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | October 7, 2009 | 3X5701 | 6.79[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Floating Anniversary" | Gail Mancuso | Rob Ulin | October 14, 2009 | 3X5703 | 6.77[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Trip" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | October 21, 2009 | 3X5704 | 6.53[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "The Block Party" | Ken Whittingham | Alex Reid | October 28, 2009 | 3X5702 | 6.49[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Front Door" | Michael Spiller | Russ Woody | November 4, 2009 | 3X5705 | 6.04[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Scratch" | Wendey Stanzler & Alex Reid | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | November 18, 2009 | 3X5707 | 7.06[10] |
| 8 | 8 | "Thanksgiving" | Michael Spiller | Vijal Patel | November 25, 2009 | 3X5706 | 6.00[11] |
| 9 | 9 | "Siblings" | Barnet Kellman | Rob Ulin | December 2, 2009 | 3X5709 | 6.19[12] |
| 10 | 10 | "Christmas" | Reginald Hudlin | Roy Brown | December 9, 2009 | 3X5708 | 7.69[13] |
| 11 | 11 | "The Jeans" | Jamie Babbit | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | January 6, 2010 | 3X5710 | 7.55[14] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Neighbor" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | January 6, 2010 | 3X5712 | 8.17[14] |
| 13 | 13 | "The Interview" | Ken Whittingham | Vijal Patel | January 13, 2010 | 3X5711 | 5.95[15] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Yelling" | Elliot Hegarty | Rob Ulin | February 3, 2010 | 3X5713 | 7.32[16] |
| 15 | 15 | "Valentine's Day" | Chris Koch | Bruce Rasmussen | February 10, 2010 | 3X5714 | 7.83[17] |
| 16 | 16 | "The Bee" | Ken Whittingham | Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline | March 3, 2010 | 3X5717 | 6.02[18] |
| 17 | 17 | "The Break-Up" | Wendey Stanzler | Vijal Patel | March 10, 2010 | 3X5715 | 6.32[19] |
| 18 | 18 | "The Fun House" | Chris Koch | Roy Brown | March 24, 2010 | 3X5716 | 7.16[20] |
| 19 | 19 | "The Final Four" | Alex Reid | Rob Ulin | March 31, 2010 | 3X5719 | 6.23[21] |
| 20 | 20 | "TV or Not TV" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Vijal Patel | April 14, 2010 | 3X5718 | 6.70[22] |
| 21 | 21 | "Worry Duty" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Bruce Rasmussen | April 28, 2010 | 3X5720 | 7.10[23] |
| 22 | 22 | "Mother's Day" | Barnet Kellman | Mitch Hunter & Jana Hunter | May 5, 2010 | 3X5721 | 6.75[24] |
| 23 | 23 | "Signals" | Jamie Babbit | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | May 12, 2010 | 3X5722 | 7.49[25] |
| 24 | 24 | "Average Rules" | Wendey Stanzler | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | May 19, 2010 | 3X5723 | 7.55[26] |
Season 2 (2010–11)[edit | edit source]
Season 3 (2011–12)[edit | edit source]
Season 4 (2012–13)[edit | edit source]
Season 5 (2013–14)[edit | edit source]
Season 6 (2014–15)[edit | edit source]
Season 7 (2015–16)[edit | edit source]
Season 8 (2016–17)[edit | edit source]
Season 9 (2017–18)[edit | edit source]
Ratings[edit | edit source]
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Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Abrams, Natalie (March 3, 2016). "Grey's Anatomy, Quantico, and more renewed at ABC". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 25, 2017). "'The Middle' Renewed For Season 9 By ABC, Cast Set To Return". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette. "The Middle to end its run on ABC next year". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 1, 2009). "Glee rises to a 3.3, Criminal Minds to a 3.8; Eastwick drops to a 2.3 in finals". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 8, 2009). "Wednesday Broadcast finals: Modern Family, Cougar Town, Glee, Criminal Minds tick up in finals; Old Christine down a tick". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 15, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast finals: Glee, The Middle, Jay Leno tick up, CBS comedies, Mercy, L&O:SVU tick down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 22, 2009). "Broadcast finals: Glee, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Criminal Minds tick up; Mercy, Old Christine, SVU, Eastwick tick down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Bill (October 29, 2009). "Wednesday Broadcast finals: Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds repeat were up a tick". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 5, 2009). "Broadcast Finals: Modern Family, Criminal Minds up Eastwick down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 19, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast & cable finals: Glee, America's Next Top Model tick up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 26, 2009). "TV Ratings: Modern Family, Cougar Town, Glee, Eastwick & everything else down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (December 3, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast finals". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (December 10, 2009). "Broadcast Finals: Glee rises to season high; Criminal Minds up; The Middle, Gary Unmarried down a tick". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Seidman, Robert (January 7, 2010). "TV Ratings: Ugly Betty Wednesday Debut Weak; People's Choice Leads CBS; Middle, SVU Season Highs". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (January 14, 2010). "Wednesday Broadcast Finals + American Idol Breakdown". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (February 4, 2010). "Wednesday Broadcast Final Ratings; Idol Ticks Up, Ugly Betty Ticks Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (February 11, 2010). "Broadcast Finals: ABC's Entire Lineup Drops By 1/10th with Adults 18-49; Criminal Minds, CSI: NY Drop". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (March 4, 2010). "TV Ratings: American Idol Dominates; The Middle, Modern Family and Oprah Take a Dive". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (March 11, 2010). "TV Ratings: American Idol Down, But Still Dominates; Modern Family Rebounds". TV by the numbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (March 25, 2010). "Broadcast Finals: The Middle, Modern Family, Idol, Survivor, ANTM Rise". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 1, 2010). ""The Middle"," "Modern Family," and "American Idol" Rise In Wednesday Broadcast Finals". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 15, 2010). "Wednesday Broadcast Finals: The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town Adjusted Up; Ugly Betty Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill (April 29, 2010). "Wednesday Broadcast Finals: Modern Family, American Idol, Top Model Adjusted Up; High Society Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (May 6, 2010). "Wednesday Finals: "American Idol," "The Middle," "Modern Family," "Cougar Town" and "CSI: NY" Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill (May 13, 2010). "Wednesday Finals: American Idol, Modern Family, Cougar Town Adjusted Up; Old Christine, Happy Town Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (May 20, 2010). "TV Ratings Wednesday: Good Guys Off To Bad Start; Idol Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.